Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-05
THE DALLAS CONVENTION.
What Republican Paper Has to Say of
Prohibition.
San Antonio Light.

San Antonio Light.
The undemocratic democracy of that
approaching anti-prohibition convention
is challenging attention. Perfectly aware
that Republican has no right in Texas
to express an opinion, none the less is
the Light, and its Republican readers
somewhat anxious to know how Tar the
democratic nOn-demOCraCy of this prOhi-
bition movement denOmlnates the undem-
ocratic democracy of the anti-prOhlbltlOn
movement. The call for prohibition law IN
this state was made by q Democratic leg
islature, signed by Democratic Gov
ernOr and given to the people IS purely
undemoCratic measure. The platform of
the Democratic party In this state Is cited
to show that the Democracy of Texas
| have no declarations to make on the sub
| jeCt of prohibition, and yet the Demo-
cratic Legislature andeXeCutiVe have COM
mitted the whole matter to the people Of
| the state with the broad seal OF
! this Democratic sanction upon it. A
vast body of the Democratic journals
of the state have taken up the advocacy
of prohibition, and are CrOWding their
columns with passionate appeals for the
passing of the prohibitory clause in the
state constitution, and yet the measure
| is not democratic. a large prohibition
convention is called. It's workers are
| largely, almost exclusively, Demo
cratic, and the publishers Of its
accepted organs are rabid Demo
Gratis, yet it is not q Democratic
measure. The Democratic Senators of
the state, who a snort time since antag-
onized prohibition by pen ard voice, are
either neutral or on the other side OF the
fence, and yet there is nothing Demo
cratic in the measure. Now, however,
an AUTHORIZATION convention is called
and it is Immediately heralded as g
Democratic movement. The call is for an
anti-prohibition convention, irrespective
of political party, and yet on the very
eve of the convention it is claimed by 6
daily journal of the state as an accepted
and understood matter that this anti
prohibition movement is distinctly Dem
ocratic, and that 1t will be made the
occasion for 'Iaying down" distinctive
Democratic declarations "with prescribed
qualifications for those who acknowledge
fealty to the Democratic party" The
quotations are from the Express Of thi!
city, which also says:
"The Democratic convention at Dallas vii
have TO do only with questions of principle, not
with the personal interest," of leaders of clans
and the occasion will be fitting one to no
only to lay down anew the Democratic law OF
which the time-hOnOred Democratic party rest
! and appeals 20 the confidence of the people, bu
also proclaim that hereafter thee who go be
hind or beyond that law shall receive no re
| cognition as Democrats at the hands OF thu
part ="
The chairman of the San Antonio meet
ing to elect delegates to that convention
was a Republican. One of the secreta
ries was a Republican. A very respecta
; BILE number of the delegates from thi
city are well known Republicans. 1t is
of course, none of our business. al
the same, the Republican readers of TIT
Light are DESTROYS of being informed
whether they are to be used as mere cat
paws of the Democracy in this matter, O
whether the Express has spoken, as US
ual, without authority Tor the party i
assumes to represent. If the Democrat,
of Texas are merely using the Republi
3 cans to balance their teeter-board on tn
prohibition fence let that fact be knows
, and understood. 3